Australian television network Channel Nine has denied reports of a lucrative media deal for an exclusive-access 60 Minutes program with the family of accused cocaine smuggler Cassie Sainsbury.

A spokesperson for the network told The New Daily reports of a $1 million deal and all-expenses-paid flights to Bogota with the accused’s mother Lisa Evans and sister Khala Sainsbury were “ludicrous”.

“We have not paid $1 million for a story with Cassie’s family. But, like every other major news organisation, we are pursuing the story as it is of national interest,” the spokesperson said.

Ms Sainsbury was detained at El Dorado International Airport on April 12 after 5.8 kg of cocaine was allegedly found hidden inside 18 headphone boxes in her suitcase.

It was reported the 22-year-old from Adelaide was furious about the 60 Minutes “deal” between her mother and sister and the television network and was unaware of a contract until asked by News Corp.

The detainee reportedly refused to meet her family after selling her story and would not meet with them until she could see her fiancé, Scott Broadbridge.

“They’re just going out and doing it on their own. That’s my problem,” News Corp reported on Saturday.

“It’s my story. They need to get permission from me to sell my story.”

Mr Broadbridge is also believed to have signed his own deal with Channel Seven’s Sunday Night program.

The New Daily contacted Seven for confirmation but received no response.

Footage from the Nine Network shows Mr Broadbridge outside the jail in Bogota on Saturday morning after being turned away.

The fiancé of accused drug mule Cassandra Sainsbury has been turned away from the prison where she is being held. #9News pic.twitter.com/hXE1WndfEq

— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) May 12, 2017

The welfare of Ms Sainsbury has been called into question after her first interview from the Colombian jail.

She said she had been pushed by other inmates and wasn’t receiving adequate medical care.

“I have good days and I have bad days but every day is hard,” Ms Sainsbury told News Corp.

“I don’t eat red meat and I told the doctor I needed to see a dietitian and they just basically said, ‘Oh well, you have to eat what you’ve been given’.

“Quite a few of the inmates here are very pushy with me. They push past me,” she said.

“They start abusing me in Spanish because they know I don’t understand it and I actually haven’t done anything wrong.”

In the interview with journalist Sarah Blake, Ms Sainsbury said she was aware of the Australian media’s interest in her story and reporting was affecting the success of her case.