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The DEA's new campaign aims for the complete elimination of fentanyl in the U.S.

Operation Fentanyl Free America resulted in over 1 million fentanyl pills in October in the Rocky Mountain region.

Fentanyl is the leading cause of overdose deaths for ages 18-45, says DEA.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Drug Enforcement Administration's new campaign to combat the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. will focus on trying to wipe the drug out completely.

"Our goal is the total elimination of fentanyl coming into the United States. That's our goal," Miguel Chino, assistant special agent-in-charge at the DEA's Salt Lake City District Office, told KSL.com on Thursday.

In October, the DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division — comprised of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Mo

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