Mexico City , Mexico ( CNN ) -- Mexican authorities said Tuesday they have arrested Jose Jorge Balderas , a suspect in last year 's shooting of a Paraguayan soccer player in Mexico . Salvador Cabanas was shot in the head at a bar in late January 2010 . He survived . According to police , Cabanas and Balderas had been arguing before the attack . Balderas , 34 , was arrested in a wealthy neighborhood of Mexico City , Federal Police Section Chief Ramon Eduardo Pequeno told reporters . Balderas also is accused of having ties to Edgar Valdez Villarreal -- alias `` La Barbie '' -- an alleged U.S.-born drug kingpin arrested last year . Pequeno said Balderas told authorities he did not fire the shot that hit Cabanas . The suspect blamed the shooting on an accomplice , Francisco Jose Barreto . Authorities arrested Barreto in June .
Jose Jorge González was arrested in Mexico City , an official says . Salvador Cabanas was shot in the head a week ago . The Mexican football player disappeared . Police arrested another suspect in June .