The United Arab Emirates on Friday dismissed charges that Dubai police had tortured three young Britons arrested more than seven months ago on drugs charges, a day after a court denied them bail.

The United Arab Emirates on Friday dismissed charges that Dubai police had tortured three young Britons arrested more than seven months ago on drugs charges, a day after a court denied them bail.

"The UAE is aware of allegations of torture of three British citizens by police in Dubai. An internal investigation was conducted and these allegations were found to be baseless," the UAE embassy in London said, in a statement carried by WAM state news agency.

According to the UK-based organization Reprieve, Grant Cameron, Karl Williams and Suneet Jeerth, all 25, have been "subjected to torture including beatings and electric shocks" by police in the Gulf emirate.

The three men, arrested on July 10, face charges of possession and planning to sell over one kilogram (2.3 pounds) of synthetic cannabis, as well as accusations of consuming drugs, the Gulf News daily said.

If convicted, the men could face maximum jail term of 15 years each, in addition to a fine of 200,000 dirhams ($54,495), the newspaper said.

Police took Williams and Cameron by surprise while in a car in a parking lot in the Dubai Marina neighborhood while the third man was standing a few meters (yards) from the car, the daily said.

The squad found narcotics in envelopes hidden under the mats and in the trunk, it said.

The National daily said tests found the three had consumed Spice. The men claimed the drugs belonged to someone else and that they had consumed Spice before arriving in the United Arab Emirates, although that would also qualify as a crime in Dubai.