Now that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is back behind bars debate has turned to if he should be extradited to U.S. to answer for at least part of his crimes.

Following Friday's daring Marine-led recapture of one of the world's most wanted men, Mexican officials have strategically avoided all talk of whether he will be shipped to the states. If that proves to be the move, experts warn it could be a lengthy process.

Back to the Same Prison He Escaped

For now, the Chicago Tribune reports Guzman is slated to be sent back to the same Altiplano maximum-security prison from where he escaped custody earlier this summer by building an elaborate underground tunnel running from his jail cell.

The escape from custody was the second over the last 14-years for the head of the powerful international Sinaloa Cartel.

U.S. senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is among those frantically calling for Guzman's extradition.

"Given that 'El Chapo' has already escaped from Mexican prison twice, this third opportunity to bring him to justice cannot be squandered," he said.

What Led to His Capture

Several media outlets have reported Guzman was apprehended on Friday following a shootout with Marines where at least five of his henchmen were killed.

A legendary figure across much of Mexico, it's rumored part of how authorities were able to track him down stemmed from his active plan to produce a biopic about his life and times.

"For that he established communication with actresses and producers, which became a new line of investigation," said Mexican Attorney General Arely Gomez.

Friday's raid was the culmination of a six-month investigation where authorities tracked Guzman from Durango to the Los Mochis region where he moved last month.

The Intense Shootout

"You could hear intense gunfire and a helicopter; it was fierce," said a neighbor, adding that the battle raged for three hours, starting at 4 a.m.

Gomez said Guzman and his security chief, "El Cholo" Ivan Gastelum, were able to flee the scene via storm drains and escape through a manhole cover to the street. There they quickly commandeered getaway cars, with a fleet of Marine shot on their heels. Authorities were eventually able to locate the two after receiving reports of stolen vehicles and they were arrested on the highway.

Guzman's cartel is reputed for smuggling tons of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamines and heroin into the U.S. He now faces federal indictments in Chicago, New York, San Diego, Texas and Florida.

In the days leading up to his most recent capture, El Capo's son Alfredo Guzman is reported to have tweeted out a post that may have inadvertently tipped authorities to his father's whereabouts.

"Satisfied here, you already know with whom," CNN reports the post read, showing off a location believed to be Costa Rica.