Reading the DHS report, the guy was really just a driver, and apparently not a regular (Of course, this is probably a disputed fact -- to those who don't believe the investigators, the report will be dismissed).
He had to sneak over the border, and then he met up with the van to drive it to another location. So he may not have owned a gun, and they may not have given him a gun -- his job was to be an "anonymous" driver, one that wouldn't arouse suspicion, and one who with no record might get off easy if caught (plus he could plead ignorance of the drugs in the back, with no prints on them since he never touched the drugs).
The story makes a lot more sense reading the report.
Another interesting thing. There are many redacted parts of the report, because in the U.S. we have certain privacy rights. It's clear now that WND has been getting unredacted reports, for example the guy's medical treatment. Leaking the man's private medical treatment report was probably a violation of the law, and something most of us would frown upon if the guy wasn't an illegal.
The DHS report, like any liar in court, has no remaining credibility.
The US Constitution protects the rights of citizens of foreign countries who enter our country illegally, right? In fact, they have more rights - because you cannot even ask them if they are legal residents anymore...
Bless his heart, poor thing. Now that we know he was really just a driver and not a regular we should just let him have that 5 mil. he is going to be suing us for. Also maybe they can give him honorary citizenship and the key to the city. Oh, and what about a parade. Silly me, all this time I thought sneaking into the country and transporting 748 lbs. of pot was illegal.