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Hetman Drofo Awa was the commander of the Xepolite Free Trader encountered by Commander Sisko and Gul Dukat in 2370.

Although Awa claimed he was carrying five kilotons of regreein wheat husks, it was discovered that he was smuggling weapons for the Cardassians into the Demilitarized Zone when Dukat took over Sisko's communications and demanded he lower his shields and surrender. He complied. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part II")

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Drofo Awa was played by actor Michael Bell.

Bell commented: "I loved getting gussied up in that face mold and high heels. Michael Westmore is a frigging genius. It was a bit claustrophobic while the mold was hardening on my face. Mike kept talking to me so I wouldn't feel like I was suffocating. His voice was muffled, of course, but reassuring. Drofo's gill bladder indicating distress had to be manually inflated by Mike himself with a tube attached to the mask and trailing off camera, where Mike squatted and blew with all his might. As the character exploded in anger, I could feel the sides of my face extending. Very odd. As it is, I have never seen that episode". [1]

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