Daniel Contreras

Sgt. Daniel Contreras is the New California Republic Army supply officer stationed at Camp McCarran in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
The head of the Camp McCarran supply shack, Contreras is about as shady as they come, without being found behind bars, of course. Just how he managed to become the supply manager for the entire Camp McCarran is not entirely clear, but he has held that position for a while. The Military Police is aching for an excuse to put him before a court martial, but so far he's been staying ahead of Lieutenant Carrie Boyd. Despite weekly inventory checks coming up short on guns and ammo, he holds on to his position, always pawning the goods away before the MPs come to search his possessions and quarters again.

They are correct, of course. Contreras uses his position as a supply sergeant to steal weapons and ammunition meant for Army use and resell them on the black market to mercenaries and the like. To keep his hands clean and the MPs off his trail, he uses intermediaries to collect extra merchandise and communicate with his suppliers. In return, people who do the legwork can buy items from his stash, many of which are restricted or outright absent from the open market.

Beyond guns, Contreras also uses his connections to acquire chemical components that are ostensibly for medical use by the Army, but can also be used to manufacture potent recreational drugs. He usually passes it off as just selling certain ingredients on the side, but the authorities have already taken note and are close to nailing him for chem trafficking. His Westside contact, Price, is already in custody and it's a matter of time until they get to the sergeant. <!-- In the mean time, he works through third parties to minimize his personal involvement. His point-of-contact for his under-the-table arms deals is Isaac, the Gun Runners supplies courier. Their arrangement seems to have been a long standing one; Contreras sells NCR arms and purchases their replacements from their original supplier.

For his deals in the chems trade however he seems to be purchasing packs of medical supplies from Crimson Caravan. A perfectly legal thing to do, then selling it to his chem trade contacts via

Contreras has had his personal belongings searched multiple times, successfully hiding his secret stash of goods.

Medical supplies (Fallout: New Vegas)

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Merchant

 * Contreras is the only merchant to stock Ultrajet in the Mojave. Other notable elements of his store include vast numbers of 12.7mm rounds and  5mm rounds. Contreras will also sell .223 rounds in bulk (as does the arms merchant at the 188).
 * As all the gear sold to him is added to his personal inventory, he will replace the armor he's wearing with whatever has the higher DT armor. Furthermore, he does not restock or reset his caps amount due to this.
 * He will sell a Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap.
 * If imprisoned, Contreras is simply moved to the cell without being disabled as a merchant.

Quests

 * Dealing with Contreras: If the player has 50 caps, Barter 50, or Speech 50 and are willing to do some legwork, they can access Contreras' special stash and receive This Machine.

Appearances
Daniel Contreras appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.