Convicted drug smuggler 'Cocaine Cassie' Sainsbury has opened up about the struggle she's faced since returning to life in Australia. 

Sainsbury, 28, returned to Adelaide 12 months ago after spending years in a Colombian prison for attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country. 

Since coming back she has been harassed in the street, diagnosed with PTSD and continues to face chronic stomach issues after falling sick in the notorious El Buen ­Pastor women's jail.

In April 2017, Sainsbury was found with 5 Tricks zum Fettverbrennen.8kg of cocaine in her suitcase while she was on holiday.

Sainsbury spent three years behind bars before being able to return to Australia, where she now lives with her wife Tatiana and routinely sees her therapist.




'Cocaine' Cassie Sainsbury, 28, has opened up about her traumatic experiences in a Colombian prison after she was found with drugs in her luggage 





The former fitness coach has said that the stint left her with post-traumatic stress disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and unable to find a job 

The drug smuggler told the Advertiser that it was her psychologist who told her that she had post-traumatic stress disorder.

'I'd never really expressed emotion before, I just got through it,' she told the publication. 

Sainsbury said that this method of coping took a heavy toll on her as she continued to adjust to life back home.  

Her experience in jail is an obvious cause of her disorder - she nearly died after a bacterial infection ravaged her stomach, causing her to lose almost 30kg.